This is one of the key shots of the ceremony. You don’t want to miss it. Sometimes the timeframe of the ceremony is too tight and the bridesmaids do their walk down the aisle at the very same time when the bride is arriving to the front entrance. If you are using one camera, you may miss that shot. Talk to the couple and check with them, what is the scenario and what they would like to see on the final video.
Position yourself either in the front end of the aisle next to the groom in a way allowing the bridesmaids to take their spots in front of the altar. You may have to position yourself on the balcony above the altar. It will depend on the rules set by the church or the priest performing the ceremony.
Don’t miss the flower girl and the ring boy carrying rings on the beautiful pillow. If they are part of the ceremony, they will be there, in the head of the procession. If you are shooting from the top of the altar, and you are positioned aside from the center, you may not be able to see the children. They will be blocked by standing guests. But you could still get a shot of them appearing in front of the altar. If you see them clearly, frame your shot and roll, slowly zooming out in order to keep the framing. Follow your camera until the children have taken their spots.
If you have managed to get a shot of the flower girl and the ring boy, filming the bridesmaids is a piece of cake. Frame on the first girl, roll and follow the camera until she is on the front. Stop camera, frame it on the next girl, roll and follow, and so on. If the aisle is too long, start filming from the moment when the first girl is half way through the aisle. Otherwise the first shot may be unproportionally long.
The girls may follow each other very closely. In this case you should roll on the first girl while letting the next girl walk into the shot. Do the same with each bridesmaid. When the last girl is in your shot, follow her until she stops in front of the altar and you have all the bridesmaids in your shot. Stop here, get ready for appearance of the bride.
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